[This message has also been posted to comp.os.linux.powerpc.] On 2005-05-21, Jack Malmostoso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ciao Basile Starynkevitch [news], nel tuo messaggio dicevi:
A big thanks to JAck for having answered. > >> Do you have an idea if it is doable? > > Give a good read to the Sarge Installation Manual, it is weel covered > there: > > http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.powerpc/ch04s04.html > A big thanks for the reference. However, I was not successful with it (probably either because of a faulty hardware, or because I don't master or understand enough the OpenFirmware). I followed the above reference, which tell to use the mac-fdisk utility. Unfortunately, I don't have any working Mac, so I downloaded this from Debian and compiled it on my x86/PC/Debian, which has the opposite endianness of PowerPC. I did run it on my PC, but I suppose that it didn't work well (maybe because of endianness issues?) I also used the hfsutils commands instead of mounting an HFS filesystem (which my x86 kernel don't support because I did not compile it in). I must say that I am not fully sure of what parts of my PowerBook are working properly and what parts are broken (the CDROM slot is mechanically broken; the disk is new, and apparently it is powered, because the part at bottom left of keyboard is usually warm.) I don't know much about Open Firmware. I am able to boot into it. I'm getting (I'm copying by hand the powerbook's screen) Apple PowerBook6,4 4.8.3f1 BootROM built on 04/01/04 at 16:52:05 then a few lines, and at last the ok 0 > prompt In the same document, http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.powerpc/ch05s01.htm section 5.1.3. Booting from USB memory stick is suggested to type dev / ls I'm getting many lines; I'm copying here the few which I guess might be relevant (the indentation is for OpenFirmware output; non indented text is my comment). The 256Mb USB memory stick is plugged in, and its LED is green. I don't have any external USB hub plugged in, and the only plugged in USB device is my memory stick, which is plugged into the USB plug near the middle, (nearest to the ethernet connector). ff88c198: /cpus .... a few lines after ff8925d0: /packages .... ff8b1b60: /usb-hid-class ff8b46c0: /usb-ms-class .... ff967238: /[EMAIL PROTECTED] .... about two dozen lines later (after hitting space to scroll) ff992e98: /[EMAIL PROTECTED] ff9f10a0: /[EMAIL PROTECTED] ff9f1250: /[EMAIL PROTECTED] ff9f1370: /[EMAIL PROTECTED] ff9f1488: /[EMAIL PROTECTED] ff99aa38: /[EMAIL PROTECTED] ff9f0d20: /[EMAIL PROTECTED] .... I'm guessing that the firmware detected some USB disk (ie my stick?) ff9a2630: /[EMAIL PROTECTED],1 ff9aa228: /[EMAIL PROTECTED],2 .... I'm not sure to understand what these means... (maybe .... partitions??? on the USB stick, but I don't see why...) The same section suggest typing devalias, which gives many lines. the lines containing USB are usb0 /[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED],1 usb1 /[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED] usb-1a /[EMAIL PROTECTED]/@18 usb-1b /[EMAIL PROTECTED]/@19 usb-1c /[EMAIL PROTECTED]/@1a usb-2a /[EMAIL PROTECTED]/@1b usb-2b /[EMAIL PROTECTED]/@1b,1 usb-2c /[EMAIL PROTECTED]/@1b,2 Then the same section says: Having worked out the device path, use a command like this to boot the installer: boot usb0/disk:2,\\:tbxi ..... By typing the exact sequence above, I'm getting can't OPEN: usb0/disk:2,\\:tbxi Can't open device or file ..... then I tried boot usb1/disk:2,\\:tbxi and getting MAC-PARTS: specified partition is not valid can't OPEN: usb1/disk:2,\\:tbxi Obviously, something different happen, but the USB key is not what the PowerBook OpenFirmware expects. I'm guessing an endianness issue..., and I suppose that the stick was indeed read at this point (but the read failed, because of bad partition issue). Does any one have clues on how to "cross-install" Linux, ie how to prepare a USN key on Linux/x86 to be bootable on PowerPC/OpenFirmware? Otherwise, is there some exact image of a bootable USB memory stick somewhere, that I could just copy by running on my x86/Debian/2.6 kernel dd if=bootable_stick.image of=/dev/uba (BTW, if someone who have a dozen minutes to spare can run the commands detailed on http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.powerpc/ an publish the exact image of his 128 or 256Mb usb memory stick, I would be very grateful). Regards, and a big thanks for all. -- Basile STARYNKEVITCH http://starynkevitch.net/Basile/ email: basile<at>starynkevitch<dot>net aliases: basile<at>tunes<dot>org = bstarynk<at>nerim<dot>net 8, rue de la Fa�encerie, 92340 Bourg La Reine, France -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
